Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 200, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 December 1929 — Page 7

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Dorothy Alden’s Page of Helpful Hints for the Home

v itchen A ids mportant in basing Work If one has no maid, one must lake use of kitchen aids. It seems to me that with the adent of the new year each houseife should take time to sit down tid study her daily tasks as she as done them in the past with a iew to simplifying them for the lture. To set you thinking along ie right direction, I will mention few aids for the kitchen that I eem essential if one hopes to save erself as much as possible. First of all. I think of a kitchen tool or stepladder stool, as mine appens to be. There are many itchen tasks which can be done ist as well sitting down, such as reparing vegetables, ordinary ironig, cleaning silver and washing ishes. Housework demands a lot ! footwork, and one should take ivantage of all opport'-nities to ; down. A .nd speaking of dishes, do you 11 spend time drying yours when is more sanitary and less work merely place them out of the ipy water into a wire dish rack, 'ld them with boiling water, and f them dry themselves, as they 4 do within a short time. Sf course, the glasses, silver, and ‘,'cing utensils have to be dried, f 'j where there are many dishes ~e done, the draining instead of ,’lng is a big help. Do try it! le dish drainers are a very inexnsive kitchen aid. I was reading .just the other day at some man had accused us of cling back-breaking steps and bless reaching and stooping as a

*ur 1 lome Service Home To those it has been our privilege to serve we extend our greetings and wishes for a happy and prosperous New Year. To the women of Indianapolis and Indiana who have not visited our home service home we extend a cordial invitation to bring to us their electrical and other home keeping problems that we may assist them in their solution. HOME SERVICE DEPARTMENT Mrs. J . R. Farrell , Director INDIANAPOLIS POWER & LIGHT COMPANY 1 8 M ON U M ENT CIRCLE

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Help for You

Os course, every one has problems to solve daily. If your present ones refer to your household, Dorothy Alden will be only too glad to help you with their solution. A stamped, addressed envelope Inclosed In your letter to her will bring a personal reply. Write to Dorothy Alden, The Indianapolis Times.

result of our attempts to beautify our kitchens. I think he is partially right, at least. Os course, I wouldn’t admit that he was wholly right. It is true, though, with the advent of color in the kitchen, we certainly have made it more beautiful, but in many cases less convenient. We have hidden away on shelves and cupboard pieces of equipment which should be hanging in plain sight, ready for handy use. In short, we have forgotten that first of all our kitchens should be our workshops. It is certainly an aid to more efficient kitchen work to have many small pieces of equipment as well as the cooking utensils used daily hanging where we can reach them without stooping to get them off of dark shelves, or stretching to reach them on high ones. Just because these pieces are in sight is no reason why they should be unsightly. The spoons, forks, ladles, stewpans, etc., that are used at the stove should be hung ~onveniently near it, the strainers, brushes, knives, etc., that are used at the sink should be hung above or beside it. If you so arrange them, you will be surprised to see what a difference it makes in your work. Flour Your Sausage If sausage is rolled in flour before frying, it will not burst open.

Use of Budget Is One of Best Ways to Start New Year in Household BT DOROTHY ALDEN. THERE is something hopeful and bright about the start of a ne\y year which inspires all of us to turn over new leaves. There are plenty of new starts that can be made just as well on other days besides the first of January, but most of us do not make them then. One of the “new leaves” that I suggest you start the new year, if you have not already done so. is an intelligent plan for spending your income. In other words, I suggest that you budget your income, and then keep account of your expenses to see that you stay within your limits. I know of no better suggestion for a happy year than that, as you will see for yourself, once you have tried the budget system and proven its worth. Perhaps you are saying as the year ends: “Another year gone by, and we haven’t saved a cent. Where has the money gone to?” That usually is the question asked by haphazard spenders. True, I don’t promise you that by budgeting your income you will find money when there is none to find. That would be like promising you that gold could be made from bricks and straw.

I do promise you, though, that if you are faithful to your budget, you will know where your money has gone, you will have a satisfied feeling that it has been “ properly portioned out to meet your various needs without robbing Peter to pay Paul, and you at least will have some savings put aside to show for the year’s efforts, for savings are one of the important divisions nf the income under the budget. Let me say right here that a budget which plans the spending of your income in advance, followed by accounts kept of current expenses, is not the bugaboo that it might seem to be to the uninitiated. I think that many articles written on budgets in the past have been so arbitrary that they have frightened even those who had leanings toward them. This need not be true. A budget can not be arbitrary, for one thing,

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because there are no two families which have the same conditions to meet. You can get helpful suggestions from budgets which are planned by experts. Possibly your own bank has someone who can help you on this business; but in the main you will have to portion your income in accordance w r ith the demands you know there will be upon it. The old rules used to say, for instance, that 20 per cent should go for rent, 25 per cent for food, etc. You can see the absurdity of this yourself. If you are living in a large city it may be impossible to find a desirable place to live for a rental of 20 per cent of your income. On the other hand, if you are living in a small town, rents will be lower while food might be scarcer and higher- priced. There are limits in w r hich economists tell us w-e should stay if we w’ish to come out at the right end of the horn. They say that the family spending more than 25 per cent of its income on rent, spending more than 20 per cent on clothing, and .saving less than 10 per cent, is almost sure to get into trouble, as it will not have enough left to meet other necessary expenses. While 25 per cent often Is given as the right amount to spend on food, it is too low a proportion for the small income and too high for the large income.

Record Monthly Expenses Asa basis, then, for your first budget, keep a record of your expenses monthly, for a couple ot months, to gain some idea as to what it is costing you for food, operating expenses, clothing, etc. Then list items such as taxes, insurance, seasonal expenses, such as clothing, installment payments, etc., which are more or less fixed. Look back over the past years and decide whether your savings have been satisfactory. If not, set aside a sum that you think will be satisfactory. Next, write down all sources of income, salaries, commissions, dividends, etc. Then portion it out to meet the various needs —so much for this, so much for that. In looking over a great deal of material on the subject recently, the following headings seemed to me to be most usefuL You might not want to use them all; you might want to add to them. I do think, however, that there is danger in having too few heads, and I do advise that the items be listed and dated under all heads. The classification I refer to is as follows: House —Includes rent and taxes, interest, fire insurance, upkeep, repairs. Running Expenses—lncludes fuel, light, ice, water, telephone, laundry, cleaning, supplies, replacements, household furnishings, taking care of lawn, automobile, carfare. Under the general head, most of these items demand a separate heading for accuracy’s sake, as they are so numerous. Food —Includes all food —dairy, meat, vegetables, groceries, meals outside home. Increasing Resources money put In interest accounts, other investments. Insurance—lncludes life insurance, accident insurance, health insurance. Clothes—lncludes new clothes, remodeling old clothes, repairing shoes, cleaning and pressing. Betterment—lncludes education, doctors and medicine, papers, books, magazines, gifts, church, children’s allowance, music, etc. Recreation —Includes entertainment, amusements, clubs, travel, vacations.

Add Them Periodically After you have apportioned your budget under this classification or some other that may suit your needs better, it will, of course, be necessary to keep account of your expenditures, add them up periodically and see whether you are keeping wtihin your budget, and if not, why not. It is this keeping of accounts that wrecks most well-intentioned plans for keeping a budget. You simply will have to get into the habit of doing it, and like all other things which are practiced long enough, it will become a habit. The results are so worth while with this habit, however, that it is worth a little effort at first. And it is such jobs as these which actually demand the intelligence and character that take a homemaker’s job out of the realm of mere domestic service and put it on the basis meant for it. One more word of advice. While I mention it as the homemaker’s job, since women spend at least 80 per cent of the money expended, still other members of the family should have a share in it. When the budget first is planned, it should be planned at a family council. The husband and children should keep their share of the accounts, the amounts to be allotted for the various classifications, should be agreed upon mutually. That Is the only way to maintain a successful budget, and incidentally, it is an excellent way to teach the children of the family the value of money. So, I wish you all a very happy and prosperous New Yean.

Winter Meals A variety of tasty dishes is just what one needs to enliven winter meals. Dorothy Alden has prepared a number of recipes for such dishes, which she gladly will send you on receipt of a stamped addressed envelope. Write to Dorothy Alden, The Indianapolis Times.

Sausage One of Most Tasteful Winter Dishes Winter brings us many typical cold weather foods which are greatly liked, and sausage is one of them. While we usually think of sausage in connection with the morning meal, served with wheat cakes, waffles, fried mush, or just toast, it is equally good served at other meals with mashed potatoes and vegetables. In fact, many of us find it easier to digest later in the day. To correctly pan broil link sausage, place it in a cold frying pan. Cover and heat slowly, agitating the pan to keep the casing from sticking. Pour off the excess fat as it fries out. Turn the links and increase the fire slightly. When the sausage has cooked for about five minutes, remove the cover, increase the fire and brown to the desired color. If you wish to make gravy, remove the links, add about 1 teaspoon of flour to 1 tablespoon fat in the skillet. Brown well, then add about % cup of water. Season with salt and pepper, and pour over the links. An attractive combination in which one may use left over rice and vegetables, is a casserole of pork sausage and rice. Allow at least two links of sausage per serving. To 2 cups of cooked rice, allow 3 medium size fresh tomatoes, !4 green pepper, % cup stock or white sauce, one small onion. Make a medium sauce well seasoned, t&t without fat. Grease a baking dish or caserole, line it with rice, then add a layer of tomatoes, green pepper, and diced onion, then a layer of sausage. Repeat until the ingredients are used, the top layer being sausage. Bake in a moderate over for thirty-five minutes. Serve as a lunchon or supper dish. Clothespins Helpful Wooden clothespins, the kind with the spring, are helpful to use in keeping children’s bedroom slippers together. The children themselves think it quite a novelty to clip their slippers together, and this idea urges them to keep them in their place. If desired, the clothespins can be lacquered a bright color to make them more attractive.

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Sauerkraut Is Raised to Honor Place It is within recent years that the lowly sauerkraut has been elevated to a place in the sun, due to its discovered healthfulness. We used to feel that we had to apologize when we announced that sauerkraut was on the menu—not because it was unliked, but simply because it was considered lowly. The sale of sauerkraut lias had an enormous increase within the last few years, which shows that people not only are serving it often, but finding many ways for serving it. And there are a number of ways to serve it in both its raw and cooked state. Sauerkraut is especially healthy served raw, just as it is, or in some salad combination. Os course, you have heard that sauerkraut juice is beneficial. It is on the market, bottled. The kraut itself can be bought in bulk, or in cans. Personally, I prefer a good brand of canned kraut to bulk, unless I am sure of the quality of the latter. You will be surprised to find how very good are these salads made from sauerkraut, and I think you will be pleased with the other suggestions for serving it. Sauerkraut and Tuna Fish Salad 2 cops flaked tuna fish 2 cops sauerkraut 2 tablespoons onion juice 1 tablespoon chopped stuffed olives 1 cup diced celery Combine ingredients and mix with salad dressing. Serve on lettuce. Steak and Sauerkraut Use 3 pounds of round steak cut one inch thick. Sprinkle it with salt and pepper, and cover with thin slices of bacon. Place as much kraut on this as possible, and roll up or fasten with skewers. Put In a double roasting pan with one pint of water, and bake one hour in a moderate oven. Then thicken the liquid with flour. Serve on a hot platter, garnished with parsley. Onions Stuffed With Sauerkraut Peel six large Spanish onions. Scoop out from the top a portion of the center. Parboil them with the following mixture: 1 cup sauerkraut Vz cup soft bread crumb* 14 cup left over meat Chopped onion from centers 14 teaspoon salt Paprika 2 tablespoons melted margarine Fill the onions heaping full with the mixture and sprinkle top with crumbs. Place them in a pan with an inch of water. Cover and let cook in an oven for an hour, or until tender, but not so long as to lose shape. Take off the cover for last five minutes so they will brown slightly.

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Do Not Neglect Your Teeth! Decayed teeth can be the cause of most any ailment and a visit to the dentist should not be put off —to delay may cause serious illness. Lack of cash may make you hesitate to consult the dentist. This excuse is a poor one, as you can obtain the necessary money from a loan company at a very nominal rate of interest. Turn to the Want Ad page of The Times and read the many ads appearing for various loan companies. Remember, # they are all reliable.

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